A social constructivist approach to computer-mediated instruction

Joseph J Pear; Darlene E Crone-Todd

Computers & Education Vol. 38, No. 1 (2002) pp. 221–231

A computer-mediated teaching system, called computer-aided personalized system of instruction (CAPSI), has been developed that incorporates a social constructivist approach. This educational philosophy maintains that human learning occurs primarily...

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Personalized System of Instruction in Cyberspace

Joseph J. Pear; Darlene E. Crone-Todd

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 32, No. 2 (1999) pp. 205–9

This study evaluated use of the Computer-Aided Personalized System of Instruction (CAPSI) based on Keller's Personalized System of Instruction with four different undergraduate psychology classes who received no classroom instruction. Students'...

The Effect of Changing Grading Criteria on Student Writing

Darlene E. Crone-Todd; Heidi L. Eyre; Scott A. Hutchens; J Reid Jones; Joseph J. Pear

Behavior Analyst Today Vol. 8, No. 1 (2007) pp. 35–42

Students enrolled in a senior-level psychology course used a computer-aided personalized system of instruction (CAPSI) to write tests, and give and receive feedback on their writing at a mastery level. Weekly measures of the number of unit tests...